Medicaid
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The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
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State Medicaid Developments
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Federal Medicaid News
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NSCLC's Medicaid Litigation
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Medicaid Long-Term Care Rebalancing
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Fifth Circuit rejects Equal Access 1983 claims
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Related News
Medicaid programs throughout the nation are under extreme pressure, which in turn imperils the elderly poor and disabled, who receive two-thirds of Medicaid spending. Many core Medicaid services, including prescription drugs and nursing home care, may undergo significant cutbacks. The right to health care has long been a central concern of the National Senior Citizens Law Center. NSCLC's extensive knowledge of Medicaid law helps advocates fighting to lessen the impact of belt-tightening in these already underfunded programs. See below for the latest Medicaid news, and browse on the right for information on various Medicaid topics.
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AoA's Nursing Home Diversion Program
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- The Administration on Aging’s Nursing Home Diversion Modernization Grant Program hopes to transform the long-term care system by giving grants to states “to assist individuals at risk of nursing h...
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Money Follows the Person 101
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- Read an overview of the Money Follows the Person program, including descriptions of the driving forces behind it, the history of federal support for programs similar to it, and the primary challenges ...
- GAO Releases Reports on Medicaid Transfers, Nursing Homes
- Read about two recent GAO reports, one on Medicaid Transfers of Assets, and another on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes....
- Minn. to Begin LTC Partnership Program
- CMS has approved Minnesota's State Plan Amendment. ...
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Minn. Agency Outline of Partnership Plan
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CMS Writes States About Cit. Doc. Req's
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- Certain Medicaid beneficiaries do not have to comply. See letter for details. For more information, call Gene Coffey in NSCLC's D.C. office. ...
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Minnesota State Plan Amendment on Partnership Program
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Medicaid Commission Issues Final Report
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- The Medicaid Commission has released its Final Report, a 55-page document that basically fleshes out the Final Recommendations the commission released in late November....
- CMS tells NY that spousal impoverishment rules do not apply to medically needy HCBS enrollees
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NY Attorneys' Analysis of HCBS Issue
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- Spousal impoverishment rules apply to all HCBS enrollees...